Return of the Swallow

Qin Yining nodded and did not answer immediately, but said: "Let's ask the tribe to arrange for the two of them to go down to rest. Bi'yu is injured. Please ask someone to cook her some porridge and take good care of her..."

Lu Heng knew what was going on and called two female tribesmen to send Biyu and Xinyu to rest.

With no outsiders around him, Lu Hengcai said, "Are you worried that they are spies?"

Qin Yining smiled and said: "Although I am not familiar with Bi'yu, it is because I was injured after all. Take care of those who can take care of me. But we must be on guard against others. The food and grass in our hands are really dazzling here. I I'm worried that once Prince Xiyue gets anxious, if the two parties take action, unnecessary losses will be caused."

"That's what you said." Lu Heng accompanied Qin Yining for a walk around the camp, checking the surrounding environment.

Qin Yining folded her hands, and the cold night wind blew against her face. She couldn't help but squint her eyes slightly, and whispered: "We must be fully prepared. That Xiyue County Prince is not a very rich person. Such people often You can do even more unexpected and ridiculous things.”

"What you are talking about is precisely because his thoughts are incalculable with our rationality, so we should be more vigilant." Lu Heng said: "Now that we have been repairing in the oasis for a while, the health of the clan members is much better. The Minuo tribe was originally a warlike tribe, with many people skilled in bow and horse. After Anari's previous persecution, they all held back a sense of vigor in their hearts. Even the women had a sense of unruliness. Fear of death. Compared with those sick people in the oasis who have never seen blood, we are still not at a disadvantage in terms of numbers and combat effectiveness."

"But as long as there is a fight, there will be casualties on both sides. I am not afraid of fighting, but I don't want to cause unnecessary casualties. There is only one life, and we cannot ignore the life and death of others because of our own decisions. When I was at home, Pang Zhixi often said , no one is born low, and no one’s life is inherently nobler than anyone else’s. Therefore, it is the duty of soldiers to fight and die in victory, but to implicate civilians because of war is to lose all conscience. Nowadays, Most of the people from the Mino tribe who are following us are not soldiers, and I don’t want them to lose their lives by following us.”

Hearing the pride and tenderness in Qin Yining's voice when he mentioned Pang Xiao, Lu Heng couldn't help but feel a touch of bitterness in his heart. But now that he has looked away, he did not deliberately capture his loss and sorrow at this moment. Instead, he analyzed the meaning of Qin Yining's words just now and gained a deeper understanding of Pang Xiao.

"I didn't expect that the prince is such a benevolent person. Those rumors outside don't seem to be true."

Qin Yining smiled and said: "Of course you can't believe all the rumors. In the past, there were still people who spread bad rumors about me."

Lu Heng couldn't help but smile when he heard that, "As long as you act with a clear conscience, you don't care about the rest."

"yes.

Especially where we are now. "Qin Yining looked up at the sky. There was not a single star in the sky tonight. It seemed that all the light was blocked by a dark curtain. It was obvious that the dark clouds were low, as if a heavy snowfall was coming.

Lu Heng also looked up after her, and said after a while: "I have secretly arranged for the tribesmen to carry some of the food with them, and prepare enough water at all times. In the event of an accident, we will try to take the food and horses with us when we escape. If we cannot, We can load up the baggage and leave on horseback without running out of food."

"Yes. I think so too. Fortunately, you are here to make arrangements." Qin Yining stopped and smiled: "But don't worry, I will not allow this to happen."

Of course Lu Heng knew Qin Yining's stubborn temperament.

Once she determines that something is her responsibility, she will grit her teeth and stick to it.

But Minobu was not her responsibility originally, and he didn't want her to bear such heavy pressure.

"That's all, let's have a good rest tonight." Qin Yining said with a smile: "When I come back here, I will be surrounded by people from the Minuo tribe, so I can sleep more soundly."

Knowing that she was still ill, she must have been tired after a lot of hard work in the palace today, Lu Heng nodded with a smile and said, "Let's go, I'll take you back to your room."

Lu Heng gave up his warm adobe house to Qin Yining, and he went to live in a room with brothers Harbala and Chaganbala. The rest of the clansmen set up tents on the spot, just like countless nights of running away, taking turns to keep vigil, not daring to relax at all.

Qin Yining fell asleep with peace of mind.

Perhaps her body was still very weak, but Qin Yining felt very heavy this time. The clan members also knew about her physical condition, and no one came to wake her up, so they just let her rest.

But just after noon, the clan members standing guard outside came to report to Uncle Arhan: "A bunch of people came outside, and the leader is the county king who sent the clan leader back yesterday."

Uncle Arhan was shocked when he heard this and did not dare to slack off. He hurriedly called Lu Heng.

Lu Heng groaned for a moment and then went out without hesitation. When he saw a man wearing a black cotton cloak standing with his hands behind his back, he stopped and cupped his hands and said: "It turns out to be the prince of the county. I'm not welcoming you from afar. I hope you can meet me from a distance." Please forgive me."

Zhou Meng raised his chin arrogantly to signal Lu Heng to excuse himself, and then said, "Why doesn't Miss Pang come out to greet me when the king is here?"

Lu Heng secretly spat at this person, he was shameless, the toad wanted to eat the swan's meat, but he still smiled elegantly on his face: "My roommate's body has not recovered yet. She was frightened again yesterday, which made her condition worse. She also got sick yesterday." I have a fever, I have been falling asleep today and have not gotten up, please be considerate of me."

The meaning of his words was very clear: If it weren't for the tigress in your palace, Qin Yining's condition wouldn't have worsened. Would he still have the nerve to look for someone now?

Sure enough, the arrogant expression on Zhou Meng's face froze, and he said awkwardly and worriedly: "Is she okay? Have you called the imperial doctor to see her?"

"Thank you, Prince. I have asked the imperial doctor to take a look at it. If the Prince has any instructions, please let me know and I will convey them to you."

Zhou Meng couldn't help but frown when he heard this. If Lu Heng kept using this as an excuse, wouldn't he be unable to see beauties in the future?

However, Zhou Meng did not tell Lu Heng face to face, and only said: "My little daughter is born, and there will be a banquet tonight. I specially invited Miss Pang to attend."

"I'm afraid this is inconvenient. The birth of my daughter is really a great joy. My sister-in-law is seriously ill, so I'm afraid there will be some collision if I go there."

Zhou Meng narrowed his eyes dangerously and looked at Lu Heng, and said sarcastically: "Really? But I don't think so. Miss Pang is the goddess who brings food, and she is the goddess of Xiyue Sect that we admire. Only if the goddess comes to attend the banquet will blessings be brought to my children, right? Mr. Lu is blocking it like this, maybe he doesn't trust me, right?"

This person is quite self-aware! Isn’t that just distrust!

Lu Heng suppressed the curse in his heart and said with a smile: "What did the county king say? The county king hired a miracle doctor for his sister-in-law. I am very grateful. How can I not trust the county king."

"Hmph! I'm too lazy to tell you these useless things!" Zhou Meng said threateningly: "Please prepare Miss Pang tonight, otherwise I don't mind sending troops to pick you up personally." After that, he took the A group of guards left in a grand manner.

Harbala and Chaganbala could not understand what Zhou Meng said, but they were dissatisfied with his domineering appearance.

Uncle Arhan pulled Lu Heng and said, "What should we do? Should we go or not?"

"Of course I want to go take a look." Qin Yining's voice came from behind them.

Everyone turned around hurriedly and saw that Qin Yining was fully dressed, but her hair was only loosely pulled into a simple braid, but her complexion was much better.

Lu Heng said: "If there is no good wine, there will be no good banquet. I'm just afraid that the drunkard's intention is not to drink."

"I know." Although Qin Yining didn't hear clearly what Lu Heng and Zhou Meng said just now, she knew in her heart what Zhou Meng wanted. "How long can we just escape? We might as well see what he wants to do. In our hearts Once you are prepared, you can also respond proactively. Everyone just needs to be alert."

Although he didn't want Qin Yining to take risks emotionally, Lu Heng knew intellectually that Qin Yining was right.

Now the people of the Minuo tribe regard both of them as clan leaders. Just because they were willing to save them from Dadu at all costs and escape Siqin's pursuit, they can't ignore them now.

Lu Heng couldn't help but sigh again.

Qin Yining took the medicine and took a short rest. After discussing with Lu Heng, Uncle Arhan and Brother Harbala, the sky became a little gloomy.

Just as they were talking in Uncle Arhan's tent, there were sudden waves of low and mixed footsteps outside, like a sea tide.

Just as Qin Yining was about to send someone to ask about the situation, the people in charge of security outside rushed in in a panic and said anxiously: "It's not good, it's not good. Many, many people came from outside and surrounded our camp. Surrounded!"

Lu Heng's expression changed when he heard this, and he translated the words to Qin Yining.

Qin Yining's face also looked a little heavy. She stood up and said, "I'll go out and take a look."

"Don't go. It's too dangerous. I'd better go." Lu Heng stopped Qin Yining.

Qin Yining said, "Let's go together."

Lu Heng looked at Qin Yining steadily for a moment, then nodded helplessly and said, "Okay, let's go together."

It snowed lightly tonight, but in the dark night, their camp was brightly lit. The young soldiers who surrounded the camp all looked serious and were ready to fight.

Seeing Qin Yining and his entourage coming out, the soldiers made way for a small path. Zhou Meng walked out with his hands behind his hands and said, "Let's go, the dinner is about to begin. I'm worried that Miss Pang doesn't know the way, so I came here to pick her up."

Qin Yining looked around, raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Take me to the dinner, as for such a grand event?"

"What's wrong with the grand display?" Zhou Meng finished his words and waved his hand back.

Seeing his hint, the general beside him immediately drew out his sword and raised it, the blade flashing in the light. The other soldiers holding sticks and swords all showed their weapons and were ready to fight.

Qin Yining said in a deep voice: "This little girl can't bear this kind of spectacle."